INWED20 challenges female engineers to Shape the World

Now in its seventh year, International Women in Engineering Day 2020 (INWED20) is designed to raise the profile of women in engineering across the globe and focus on career opportunities available to girls in the profession.

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Coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), INWED’s global reach has seen countries including Panama, Canada, Rwanda, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Pakistan participate in the campaign. In 2016 INWED was awarded UNESCO patronage for the first time.

Elizabeth Donnelly, CEO of the Women’s Engineering Society said, "INWED20 is an amazing campaign that recognises the careers available to women in engineering. The 2020 theme ties in with the challenges facing us in an uncertain future and invites engineers to share how they are tackling such topics as the climate emergency.”

According to WES, INWED is celebrated by a diverse range of people including schools, organisations, STEM campaigners, universities and politicians. Events are collated and published on the INWED website and for 2020 INWED has secured sponsors including Boeing, Dialog Semiconductor, ECITB, GCHQ, Institute of Refrigeration, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, OPITO, Royal Air Force and Wiley.